/*
 * Copyright 2011 Microsoft Corp.
 * 
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package com.microsoft.hsg.applications;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

/**
 * The Interface RequestHandler.  Request handlers service requests
 * for a page.
 */
public interface RequestHandler {

		/**
		 * Process request.
		 * 
		 * @param request the request
		 * @param resonse the response
		 * 
		 * @throws Exception the exception
		 */
		public String processRequest(HttpServletRequest request,
				HttpServletResponse response)
		throws Exception;
		
		/**
		 * @return true if this handler requires HV authentication; otherwise false.
		 */
		public boolean isAuthenticationRequired();
}
